Overview
- The main trial began at the Landgericht Gießen on September 2, 2026, to examine evidence in a Sicherungsverfahren that asks for measures of treatment and containment instead of a standard criminal sentence.
- Prosecutors have charged the 33-year-old with attempted murder, dangerous bodily harm and dangerous interference with road traffic and argue he acted in a state of acute psychosis that makes him dangerous.
- According to court filings, the December 22, 2025 incident started with a collision and then a deliberate high-speed impact with a parked car that was sent into a bus stop, severely injuring a 64-year-old woman.
- The defendant, who is in psychiatric care and takes daily medication, expressed remorse in court while giving partly confused statements about his health and background; his lawyer accepts the facts but focuses the case on his mental state.
- The prosecution’s application lists 93 witnesses and three expert reports, including an accident analyst and a forensic doctor, and the court has set multiple hearing dates through November to complete the technical evidence.